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INVEN'I'EIRI H15 ATTURN E1 5 FRED E. BRIGHT, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO,ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, TO THE MERGJNTIIALER LINOTYPE COMPANY,OF NEIV JERSEY.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 557,184, dated March31, 1896.

Original application filed April 8, 1890, Serial No. 847,079. Dividedand this application filed S t b 28, 1890. Renewed February 14,1896.Serial No. 579,321. (No model.)

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lle it known that I, FRED E. BRIGHT, a citizen of the United States, anda resident of Cleveland, county of Cuyahoga, and State of Ohio, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Typographs, of which thefollowing is a specification, the principle of the invention beingherein explained and the best mode in which I have contemplated applyingthat principle, so as to distinguish it from other inventions.

This application covers subject-matter of invention which was originallya part of application, Serial No. 347,079, filed by me April 8, 1890,and upon which Patent No. 137,741 was granted September 23, 1890, to TheRogers Typograph Company, as my assignee. I having withdrawn from saidpatent application the subject-matter of the present application, whichconstitutes a divisional application.

My invention includes, respectively, different members of a machine,which latter has as its object and result, briefly stated, assemblage ofcharacter or space members into a line of composition-copy of said lineand preparation of the machine for a repetition of the foregoing.

The improvements which relate to the production of a copy of a line ofcomposition are improvements in mechanism for justifying a line ofcomposition and improvements in mechanism for casting a type-bar fromsuch line.

The invention has been devised with especial reference to the mechanismfor assembling and distributing character and space members illustratedin the drawings and described in the specification of United StatesLetters Patent No. 389,108, granted September 4t, 1888, to lIoyt,Ruthrauff, and IVagner, for machine for making stereotype-matrices, uponthe application and assignment of John R. Rogers. Instead of employingbars having characters formed in relief on their lower ends, as shown insaid patent, I herein employ bars having their vertical edges formedwith intaglio -characters adapted to directly cast type, the product ofsuch casting being a stereotype-line plate in copy of type-matrices andthe spaces and is called a cast type-bar.

' matrix-carrier in its lowered position.

The annexed drawings and the following description set forth in detailone mechanical form of embodiment of the invention, such detailconstruction illustrating the principle of the invention and being butone of various different mechanical forms in which such principle ofinvention maybe used. Such drawings and description set forth certainconstruction of members which are in common with the drawings anddescription of appli- 6o cation for United States Letters Patent, SerialNo. 365,883, filed September 23, 1890, by John R. Rogers, forimprovements in typographs, the inventions respectively set forth inthis my application and in the said Rogers application being theproperty of The Rogers Typograph Company, a corporation under the lawsof the State of New Jersey; and it will be understood that my inventiondoes not consist in the construction claimed in said Rogers application.As regards all construction to which claim is laid broadly in saidRogers application, and also more narrowly in this my application, itshould be understood that my invention consists solely in thesubject-matter of such narrower claims and does not consist in thesubject-matter of said broader claims.

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a portionof a typograph embodying the invention. Fig. 2 is a side elevation ofthe entire machine, showing the Fig.

3 is an enlarged view of the assembled matrices, showing the operativerelation of the compressor and its connections. Fig. 4 is a detailperspective view,portions being broken away to disclose the spaces,space-shaft, space-supporter, and connected mechanism. Fig. 5illustrates in perspective the metal- 0 pot and its operatingconnection, also a portion of the main driving-shaft. Fig. 0 is anelevation in vertical section through the mold-section, space-supporter,and connected mechanism, showing in detail the sealing of 5 themetal-discharge conduit and the mechanism for opening and closing themold. Fig.

7 illustrates in perspective the compressorshaft and connectingmechanism. Fig. 8 is a perspective view showing the same features ofinvention as are shown in the preceding view, but in diiferentpositions. Fig. 0 is a perspective view of the mechanism shown in thetwo preceding views and representing the members in diiierent relativepositions from either of said views. Fig. is a diagrammatic elevation ofthe compressor-shaft, showing its relation to the toothed segment. Fig.11 is a diagrammatic elevation of the compressor-shaft-locking lug,showing an arbitrary number of its different positions, said positionscorresponding to the dotted-position lines of Fig. 10, the positionsbeing designated in both of the figuresby numbers 1 2 3 4. Fig. 12 is adetail view otthe lower mold-section in plan and a horizontal sectionalview of certain portions of the line-assembling portion of the machine.Fig. 13 is a top plan view, partly in section, showing the mechanism foroperating the space-supporter. Fig. 14. represents in top plandiagrammatic view the cams on the main driving-shaft, together with thepulley-and-pawl connection. Fig. 15 is an elevation of the cam mechanismwhich operates the metalpump. Fig. 16 is a diagrammatic elevation of thecam mechanism which operates the metal-pot. Fig. 17 is a detailelevation showing the adjustable relation of the metal-pot to itsactuating-arm. Fig. 18 illustrates the compressor-shaft and its groovefor deflecting the compressing-arm. Fig. 19 is a perspective view of thecompound space. Fig. 20 is a detail view representing a compound spacein side elevation, the spacewayin transverse section, and thewing-space-section guide in transverse section. Fig. 21 is an edgeelevation of said compound space. Fig. 22 is an edge elevation insection of Fig. 21, showing the relation between the wing and disksections of said space. Fig. 23 is a perspective view showing thecharacter-member guides or checks. Fig. 24: is a diagrammatic view ofthe two mold-sections, showing the relation of their 11in gin g to eachother with regard to the meeting of the side walls of thecasting-chamber. Fig. 25 is a plan view of the barrel-cam, which servesto move the mold-slide to and from the assembled matrices. Fig. 26 is anend elevation of one of the stationary portions of said cam. Fig. 27 isan end elevation of the movable portion of the cam. Fig. 28 is a planview of the parts shown in Fig. 25, showing them in their counterpositions. Fig. 29 is a cross-section of the cam-housing, which is apart of the mold-slide. Fig. 30 is an end elevation of the endstationary section ofsaid cam. Fig. 31 is a plan view, portions beingbroken away, showing the construction of the end ejecting mechanism.Fig. is a side elevation of the trimming mechanism, showin g the secondposition of the trimmer-slide actuating connections in dotted lines.Fig.

is a top plan view of the trimming mechanisin. Fig. 34 is a top planview of the lever connection from the actuating-shaft to the trimmer.Fig. is aperspective view of the trimmer-slide detached. Fig. 36 is atop plan view of a portion of the keyboard, a portion being broken awayto disclose the construction. Fig. 37 is an end elevation in section ofthe keyboard. Fig. 38 is a rear elevation of a portion of the same. Fig.39 is an enlarged elevation of the upper portion of a suspendedmatriX-bar. Fig. 40 is a cross-sectional view of the two-lip latch inits relation to the distributed matrix-bars. Fig. 41 is a view similarto Fig. 40, showing the unlatching of a matrix-bar. Fig. 42 is a viewthe same as Fig. 40, showing the number of distributed matrix-bars tohave been decreased by reason of the operation of Fig. 41. Fig. 13 is anelevation of the two-lip latch in its bracket-support. Fig. 44: is anelevation of the twoli p latch in its bracket-support, showing itsrelation to its key-connecting rod and the distributed matrix-bars. Fig.4-5 is a plan view of a pair of latches and their connections. Fig. 46is a perspective of the hook which connects the key-connecting rod withthe latch. Fig. 47 is a perspective view of the keyboard end of thelatch-connecting rod. Fig. 48 is a side elevation of the lower end ofthe matrix-bar. Fig. 49 is an edge elevation of the said bar. Fig. 50 isan outline perspective of the matrix-carrier, showing the samediagrammatically in its assembling relation to the casting mechanism,the connection from the keyboard being shown from one key alone, so asnot to confuse the drawing by a multiplicity of lines incident toshowing the connections from all the keys. Fig. 51 is a perspective viewwith portions of the machine broken away to disclose the relation of thespace-carrier, space-distributer, and spacelatch mechanism to eachother. Fig. 52 illustrates in perspective the two mold-sections asdetached from the machine and opened so as to disclose the faces of bothsections. Fig. 53 is an elevation in transverse section through thecasting-chamber on a line through the top ejectors, the mold-sectionsthereof being closed. Fig. 54 is a detail perspective view showing thecentral barrel-cam section as against one end section. Fig. 55illustrates in perspective the relation of the barrel-cam sections whenone end section and the central section are in contact with each other.Fig. 56 is a perspective view showing the relation of the trimmingmechanism to its actuating crankarm. Fig. 57 is a side elevation of thetrimmin g mechanism in section through the trimmer-slide groove, showingthe trimmer-slide as moving out a cast type-bar. Fig. 5Sis an elevationin transverse section of Fig. 5'7 on line 00 0c of said figure. Fig. 59is a perspective view of a detached.wing-section of the compound space.Fig. 60 is a plan view, partly in section, of the end ejector and itslatch, showing their relation to each other while the one isbeing heldby the other. Fig.

61 is an enlarged plan view of the trimmerslide, showing the bevelportion thereof. Fig. (32 is a detail perspective of the metal-potnozzle, showing its cap. Fig. 63 is an enlarged perspective of thespaceway and the spacecarrier, showing in section the manner of j oiningthem. Fig. 64 is a side elevation of the machine, the frame thereofbeing in section, showing the metal-pot and its relation to the heatingarrangement. Fig. 65 is a transverse elevation of the machine, the framebeing in section as well as the metal-pot, showing the transverserelation of the heating-burner to the metal-pot.

The matrix-carrier has a front central leg a, which rests on a base awhen the matrixcarrier is in position for the assemblage of thematrix-bars in a line of composition. The in atrix-carrier is pivoted atits rear portion to stationary supports a of the machine, and when thematrix-carrier is in lowered position, either for assembling thematrix-bars or for casting from the latter, it is supported by itspivotal connections with said stationary supports a and by said frontleg a resting either on base a or base a Said two bases project radiallyfrom and are rigid with the hereinafter-deseribed counter-shaft H, basea being of greater radial projection than base a Base a maintains thematrix-carrier slightly elevated above its lowest possible position, sothat when the matrix-bars are being assembled in the line of compositiontheir lower ends may be free from frictional contact with the matrix-barrest 0 Figs. 3 and 6, located immediately below said line. Base amaintains the matrix-carrier in its lowest possible position, whichposition is proper for taking the cast of the assembled line, and insuch casting position the matrix-bars have their lower ends resting uponsaid rest 0 to aline them.

The keys A, Sheet 12, which operate on the keyboard A, are arranged infour quadrantal banks, each key having vertical reciprocal movement in asuitable guideway a of the keyboard-bank and provided in its lowerportion with an oblique slot a which extends from the rear portion ofthe key-body upwardly and forwardly to near the forward portion of thebody. Loosely fitted transversely within said slot a is one arm of across-bar a, which latter passes transversely through and is rigidlysecured to the forward extremity of a longitudinally-reciprocatin gconnectingrod A The keyboard has each key provided with two bearings, anupper bearing a and a lower bearing a the reciprocating connecting-rod Abeing-connected to said key between said two bearings.

The ways 13, Figs. 1, 2, and 3, which are carried by the matrix-carrierand which in turn directly carry the matrix-bars C, have assemblageportions and distributive portions. The portions of the ways on whichthe matrix-bars are suspended when assembled together in a line ofcomposition are assem blage portions, while the portions of the ways onwhich the matrix-bars are suspended,

the matrix-carrier is in lowered position suitable for assembling thematrix-bars, by twolip latches 0, Sheet 12, which latter are operated byconnecting-rods A Each character-bar G has one side of its upperextremity formed with a beveled edge 0, said beveled edge permittingpassage of the appropriate lip of the latch between two matrix-bars. Thecharacter-bar is provided at its upper extremity with an oblong eye 0,having its length parallel with the longitudinal body of thecharacter-bar, said length of the oblong eye being greater than thesection of the way B in the direction of the suspension of said bartherefrom, the transverse section of said eye being of such size thatthe character-bar may have free sliding movement on its way B, and yetprevents undue swinging movement of the character-bar in. a planetransverse to said way. This oblong eye aids to prevent undue swingingof the character-bar on the way and also permits the characterbar tohave a limited longitudinal movement independent of its way B, whichindependent longitudinal movement is of advantage when the differentcharacter-bars are assembled in the line of composition, permittingaccurate alinement of the matrices without undue strain on theassemblage portions of the ways from which said character bars aresuspended. Said oblong eye c is formed in a lug c projecting from oneside of the character-bar opposite to the side of the characterbarprovided with said incline c. The rear extremity of each connecting-rodA has fitted thereon a hook I), interposed betweentwo nuts I) threadedon said connecting-rod, said hook having its free extremity looselyfitted in an eye formed in a crank b rigidly secured to the upperextremity of the two-lip latch O. Each latch can thus be easily andaccurately adjusted relatively to its respective connecting-rod. Eachsaid two-lip latch has bearing in a two-arm bracket 0 and is incoiled bya spring c having one end secured to said latch and its outer endsecured to the bracket, said spring tending to turn the latch incircular movement the reverse of that which is caused by the depressionof the key. The lower portion of each latch is provided with twolongitudinal lips which extend both above and below the line of thecorresponding way B, said lips being respectively a forward longitudinallip c and a rear longitudinal lip 0 said two lips being respectivelylocated in same line with the body of the latch.

The latches O are loosely fitted and have longitudinal rocking bearingin brackets c secured to bow 0 said bow being loosely mounted on theframe 0 of the matrix-carrier, so as to have limited independentmovement thereon, the ends of the bow being loosely fitted in slottedbearings 0 which lat- IIO ter are rigid with frame 0 and the levers c,pivoted to said frame, having their rear ends adapted to engage with theends of bow C and having their forward ends connected to chains 0 saidchains extending forwardly and downwardly and there connected to thelower stationary framework of the machine. The construction is such thatwhen the ma triX-carrier is swung rearwardly for the purpose ofdistributing the character members the bow C is moved by the levers caway from the ways B sufiiciently to permit'the character members totravel rearwardly on their said ways, free from engagement with thelatches O, the bow C being moved by the levers c as the latter areoperated by the taut of the chains C and carrying the latches clear fromthe path of the character members as the latter pass into their completedistributed position. After the character members are so distributed,and when the matrix-carrier is swung in its reverse movement forwardlyinto position suitable for assembling the character members, the chains0 slack, and the levers a permit bow O to fall by its own gravity inbearings 0 so as to again carry the latches 0 toward ways B, and saidlatches are thereupon located in position suitable for engaging with thedistributed character mem bers and locking the latter against assemblingmovement on the ways, except as released by the latches under keyoperation.

Character-member guides or checks D,Figs.

1, 2, and 3, are located, respectively, to the right and left of thepath of movement of the matrix-bars as the latter pass down on thedistributive portions of the ways to the assemblage portions, saidguides or checks being wires substantially parallel with ways B, andhaving their stems cl parallel with and below the assemblage portions ofthe ways, the forward end of each said wires 1) being secured to thefront central standard a of the matrixcarrier, while the body of eachsaid wire projects rearwardly and in lateral inclination from said pathof movement of the matrixbars, said rearwardly and laterally projectingextremity of such wire being disconnected from any support and havingfree spring action. These guide or check wires furnish a cushion-bearing for any improperlyswinging matrix-bars as the latter approach theassemblage portions of the ways B, temporarily checking the travel ofthe lower portions of such matrix-bars, arresting their lateral swing,and restoring equilibrium to them, thereby obviating any tendency ofsuch matrix-bars to cross or interlace with each other in movement,interfering with normal operation.

The foot of a matrix-bar C travels ahead of the eye on account of thefriction of the way, while the foot of the matrix-bar has only theresistance of the air. It is desirable,

therefore, in order to have the matrix-bargo around the curve in theangular way B and enter the channel between the two parallel planes ofthe assemblage portions of the ways 13, that the foot of the matrix-barshould be checked up, so as to allow the eye of the matrix-bar to catchup therewith, and thereby cause the matrix-bar to glide into saidchannel in correct position. \Vhen two matrix-bars follow eachotherclosely, one coming from one side of the matrix-carrier and the othercoming from the other side of said carrier, there would be a tendencyforthem to strike each other and lock together in the head or upper part ofsaid channel. Especially would such a tendency obtain when the foot ofone matrixbar swings forward farther than the foot of the other1natrix-bar, and to obviate such tendency is the object of these guidesor checks 1). In addition to such checking of the advance travel of thefoot of the matrixbar the guides or checks cause each matrixbar to bedeflected slightly from its regular course across the head of saidchannel, thereby bringing such matrix-bar directly in the path of amatrix-bar following it from the other side of the matrix-carrier, andthus tending to prevent the locking or cloggingin the head of thechannel.

Treadle E, Fig. 2, is connected to the lower extremity of a chain c, theupward extremity of said chain being connected to a pulley c, Fig. 14,-loose on main driving-shaft F. Said shaft carries a rigid housing f, inwhich a spring-pawl f works, and the adjacent face of said pulley c hasgroove f with which said pawl engages, while a coil-spring f has one endsecured to said pulley and its opposite end secured to shaft F. Theconstruction of said members is such that one stroke of the treadlecauses said pulley-groove to engage with said pawl, so as to rotateshaft F in a one-half revolution, and upon release of the treadle springf returns the pulley to its previous position, while shaft F remainsstationary.

The right-hand end of shaft F is provided with a cam g, Figs. 1 and 14,which engages with a pin g projecting from the rear end of a slide-link9 which latter is secured to the rear extremity of a connecting-rod G.Said slide-link is connected to shaft F by a guide g rigid with saidshaft and fitting in the opening of the slide-link. The forward extremit-y of connecting-rod G is pivoted to an arm h, Figs. 4:, '7, 8,and E), rigidly secured to the right-hand end of counter-shaft H. Saidcounter-shaft is provided with a coil-spring 7r, having one end securedthereto, while its opposite end is secured to a stationary part of themachine, said spring when under tension being adapted to rock thecounter-shaft forwardly. Said counter-shaft extends from the right-handside of the machine horizontally to about the central cross portion ofthe machine and has rocking movement in suitable bearings Z projectingfrom the stationary part of the machine. The left-hand end of saidcounter-shaft has keyed to it a toothed segment 71 which gears with arack 7L3 formed IlO

